Auntie Mame
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| Author | Patrick Dennis |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Vanguard Press |
| Released | 1955 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 280 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
Auntie Mame is a 1955 novel by Patrick Dennis that chronicles his madcap adventures growing up as the ward of his deceased father's eccentric sister. The work is often referred to as autobiographical, but the author (born Edward Everett Tanner) often claimed publicly it was not anything other than fiction; he did have an eccentric aunt, Marion Tanner, whose life and outlook in many ways mirrored that of Mame, but he was raised by both his parents. The novel was a runaway best seller, setting records on the New York Times bestseller list, with more than two million copies in print during its initial publication. Patrick Dennis later wrote a sequel, Around The World With Auntie Mame.
The novel was adapted for the stage by authors Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. The original Broadway production starred Rosalind Russell in the title role.
In 1958, a film of the same title, based on the play, was released by Warner Brothers.
A musical version, entitled Mame, starring Angela Lansbury, and Beatrice Arthur, with a score by Jerry Herman, opened on Broadway in 1966.
The musical was in turn made into a film of the same title in 1974 starring Lucille Ball, Beatrice Arthur, and Robert Preston.
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